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# People turn fountain to pool, steal plants: Viral videos from newly-inaugurated Bhogapuram airport spark civic sense debate
"Civic sense left the chat," one user commented. "Someone needs to teach us civic sense before...honestly, so embarrassing," wrote another.
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'People turn fountain to pool, steal plants': Viral videos from newly-inaugurated Bhogapuram airport spark civic sense debate.
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Andhra Pradesh's new airport at [Bhogapuram](https://www.deccanherald.com/india/extraordinary-progress-in-indian-aviation-airport-count-surges-to-166-pm-modi-inaugurates-facility-in-andhras-bhogapuram-4095549)was inaugurated only a few days ago. Shortly after, locals were seen inappropriately using the facilities at the premises. Viral videos showed people having turned a decorative fountain into their swimming pool, while others plucked and walked away with plants lined up on the roads leaning to the terminal.
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These visuals, which surfaced online within days from the inauguration, stirred a[civic sense debate.](https://www.deccanherald.com/india/want-free-booze-skip-queues-man-who-visited-40-countries-in-18-yrs-flags-how-indians-behave-abroad-4025632) Internet users slammed the behaviour of locals visiting the airport premises for such acts.
"Civic sense left the chat," one user commented. "Someone needs to teach civic sense before...honestly, so embarrassing," wrote another.
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> 🤦 > > People treating the new Vizag Airport fountain like a public swimming pool… > > > > Why do they even need an airport in a place where people are not even civilized? > > > > Total waste of taxpayers’ money.[#VizagAirport](https://x.com/hashtag/VizagAirport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)[#BhogapuramAirport](https://x.com/hashtag/BhogapuramAirport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)[#AndhraPradesh](https://x.com/hashtag/AndhraPradesh?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)[#TaxPayersMoney](https://x.com/hashtag/TaxPayersMoney?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)[#Uncivilized](https://x.com/hashtag/Uncivilized?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)[pic.twitter.com/XWBFqJYxgX](https://t.co/XWBFqJYxgX) > > — ThamiZh (@ThamizhTharmar) [August 2, 2026](https://x.com/ThamizhTharmar/status/2083743304831864869?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> 🚨 People were seen taking away plants after the inauguration ceremony at Vizag Airport. 🙏🏽 [pic.twitter.com/Excg6nXBDV](https://t.co/Excg6nXBDV) > > — Indian Tech &Infra (@IndianTechGuide) [August 2, 2026](https://x.com/IndianTechGuide/status/2083908239851213246?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
It was on August 1 that Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport here in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh. Commercial flight operations will reportedly begin on August 17.
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Andhra CM N Chandrababu Naidu has hailed the Rs 5,000-crore Bhogapuram Airport as the "jewel" of north Andhra, asserting that the facility will transform the region's economic landscape. He also expressed gratitude to the farmers of Bhogapuram for parting with their land for making the project a reality.
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